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A vegan who drinks his own month-old urine and smears it all over his face claims his sister now hates him because of his disgusting habit.
“Open-minded” Harry Matadeen from Hampshire started consuming his own waste in 2016 because he was “desperate to cure” his mental health issues.
He said his urine, of which he drinks 200ml every day, left him with "a new sense of peace, calm and determination" and healed him almost immediately.
And the 34-year-old - who sometimes takes his own spray and sprays it on his face - claimed it was the "secret to eternal youth".
But Mr Matadeen, who has written books about the supposed health benefits of his habit, said he was rejected by his sister for his so-called urine therapy.
Proponents say urine, which is 90 percent water, cures everything from autoimmune diseases to chronic pain.
However, doctors warn that there is no evidence that urophagy has any benefits. They say the practice - believed to have originated in ancient Egypt - accelerates dehydration and exposes drinkers to bacteria.
Madonna has previously claimed to drink urine, as has singer Kesha.
Harry Matadeen (pictured), 34, from Hampshire, started drinking urine in the summer of 2016 because he was "desperate" to cure his depression and was "open-minded" to doing so
He said his urine, of which he drinks 200ml every day, has left him with "a new sense of peace, calm and determination" and has taken years off his appearance. But Mr. Matadeen, an author who has written books about the supposed health benefits of his habit, said he was rejected by his sister because he practiced so-called urine therapy
Mr. Matadeen drinks 200 ml of his urine, which is usually a month old, every day and tops it up with fresh urine. Pictured: Glasses with his urine
Mr Matadeen (pictured in 2016 before he started drinking urine) started drinking his urine after reading about its supposed health benefits. He said: "It was beyond my wildest imagination how strong it was when I drank it. "From the moment I drank the urine, it woke up my brain and eliminated my depression
Madonna (left) has previously claimed that she drinks urine, as has singer Kesha (right)
Mr Matadeen turned to drinking urine six years ago after reading about its supposed health benefits.
He said: “It was beyond my wildest imagination how strong it was when I drank it.
“From the moment I drank the urine, it woke up my brain and eliminated my depression.
"I felt a new sense of peace, calm and determination. I thought, 'Wow, I can do this for free and always keep myself in this happy state.'
He has previously falsely claimed that drinking urine can reduce the risk of developing cancer, Alzheimer's, dementia, heart disease and stroke.
Despite his claims of health benefits, Mr Matadeen has received strong backlash from family members and friends.
He said: “My family never approved of it and found it disgusting from the start.
“My sister doesn't talk to me and one reason is that I am taking urine therapy.
“I have now selected all my friends and they are all either doing aged fresh urine therapy or agreeing to it.
“If they didn’t, I wouldn’t have them as friends – it’s as simple as that.”
Mr Matadeen drinks 200ml every day of mostly his month-old urine, which he tops up with fresh urine, and “not much else”.
He eats one meal a day and follows an intermittent fasting diet.
Mr Matadeen said: “Fresh urine is never as bad as you imagine – it smells neutral and has no bad taste unless you are really poisonous.
"But aged urine always stinks, and the taste is refined and acquired. All I'm saying is it takes some getting used to.
“I really like the smell and taste of my aged urine now because of the neuroassociation of what benefits and joy it brings me after putting it into my system.”
He also rubs his urine into his skin, claiming that it makes him look a decade younger and is the key to "eternal youth."
He said: “Urine made me look a lot younger.
“Drinking the aged urine has revitalized my face to its youthful years, and when I rub it on my face the difference is immediate and obvious.
"My skin is young, soft and radiant. Aged urine is the best food for skin I have found so far.
"When rubbed in, it softens the skin and keeps it youthful and elastic. I don't use any other skin care product other than urine. It's the secret to eternal youth.
“Sometimes when I'm in the urinal and no one is looking, I take my hand and squirt the fresh urine I'm excreting onto my face and rub it.
“Urine therapy changed my life.”
Dr. Jeff Foster, a GP in Warwickshire, said: “Urine is a waste product which is around 90 per cent water.
“The rest is ammonia and salts, some bacteria and other waste products.
“There are no known health benefits to drinking your own urine (or someone else's urine) or rubbing it on your body.
“Orally it’s much worse – it can actually speed up the drying process and potentially introduce bacteria.
“The bottom line is, if you wouldn't eat or rub your own feces, then don't think that applying the same principle with urine is any healthier.
'Waste products are waste for a reason.'
Mr Matadeen (pictured) turned to drinking urine six years ago after reading about its supposed health benefits. He said: “From the moment I drank the urine, it woke up my brain and eliminated my depression
Mr. Matadeen drinks 200 ml of his usually one-month-old urine (picture) every day, which he tops up with fresh urine. He said: "Fresh urine is never as bad as you imagine - it smells neutral and has no bad taste, unless you are really poisonous."